Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 24 The Power of the "Triangle Offense" Shows

Byron Scott looked at Kobe with a dark face. Although he intends to support newcomers, an arrogant kid like Kobe is simply too unlikable.However, since he boasted so much, let him try it, and let him be honest.

Starks, the defender behind him, vomited blood even more. Kobe was so arrogant, did he treat him like nothing? !He must be beaten until his teeth are all over the place!

After receiving the ball, Kobe obviously felt the defensive intensity behind him suddenly increase, as if he was hit by a bulldozer at full speed.

In desperation, Kobe had no choice but to keep the distance between each other as far as possible while dribbling, gradually withdrawing from the three-point line.

Just when Starks relaxed slightly, Kobe suddenly changed direction and accelerated, with the ball in his left hand rushing towards his right.

Starks retreated quickly, but before he could stand still, Kobe used another beautiful dribble behind his back, switched to his right hand and rushed to his left side, and flashed him in one fell swoop.

When stepping into the three-second zone, Kobe took advantage of the opportunity to jump up and scored the ball with a pleasing and heart-pounding tomahawk-style gliding dunk.

This wonderful dunk greatly boosted the morale of the Lakers, and at the same time made the Knicks home fans sigh, and even broke out to a certain degree of cheers.

After chasing the score to a "44:44" tie, Kobe no longer fought alone, but began to cooperate tactically with his teammates.

In addition to doing pick-and-rolls and screens, he also actively interspersed with running positions and even grabbed rebounds. It seemed that Kobe could be seen everywhere.

Seeing this, Harris finally nodded in satisfaction, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.In fact, compared to his personal ability, what he is most dissatisfied with is Kobe's insufficient understanding of the team's tactics. After all, basketball is a five-person sport.

At the end of the second quarter, although Kobe only scored 4 points, he drove the offense and defense of the bench very well, and also let the Lakers enter the third quarter with a "52:48" lead of four points.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Harris still kept Kobe on the court, and he wanted to take a closer look at Kobe's potential.

And Kobe lived up to expectations. In addition to continuing to strengthen the cooperation with his teammates, as long as he had the opportunity, he would not hesitate to go inside and violently hit the opponent's basket, bringing huge pressure to the Knicks' defense.

"Mr. Reed, do you think Kobe's performance on the 13th pick will affect the final direction of the game?"

the narrator Brown asked.

"Kobe is indeed a shooting guard with strong impact. If the Knicks don't take strict precautions, they will probably lose the game."

Reed sighed.

"Do you think the reason why the Knicks have been unable to win the championship in recent years is because of the lack of bloody and passionate players like Wang Zhizhi and Kobe?"

Brown then asked a burst of blood.

"Well...it's hard to come to a conclusion. The reason why the Knicks haven't won the championship yet has something to do with luck."

Reed smiled awkwardly.

More than halfway through the third quarter, the playing time of the main players was up, and the score between the two sides became "63:63", and they drew again.

Kobe scored a total of 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. His performance was good enough, but because Eddie Jones was still the main point guard, he had to go off the court to rest.

"Coach, I think Kobe is in a good state today, and we can consider keeping him on the court."

Zhou Yu suddenly walked up to Harris and suggested.

"Okay, let him play for a while."

Harris hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

In fact, although Harris didn't say anything about Eddie Jones' performance, he was still somewhat dissatisfied in his heart.

Although the scores in the usual games are very stable, always maintaining more than 15 points, and sometimes even exceeding 20 points, but the ability to attack tough battles can only be regarded as mediocre.

Take today's game as an example, facing the strong defense of the Knicks, almost all of his points were based on mid-range shots floating on the outside, and he didn't even have a free throw.

If the overall defense of the Knicks cannot be torn apart, it means that the Lakers will be passive everywhere, so why not try it with the young Kobe.

"Hey, Kobe, don't forget the 'Triangle Offense', now is the perfect time to practice."

Zhou Yu patted Kobe's butt, and smiled slyly.

"Don't worry, I won't forget."

Kobe nodded vigorously and responded.

In fact, the "triangle offense" has high requirements on the personal abilities of the players. In short, the team has at least one superstar in charge, and then by attracting defensive double-teams, the ball is passed to the other two who are open and stand in a triangle. players.

O'Neal is definitely capable of attracting double-teams and can be used as an offensive starting point. Although Zhou Yu and Kobe are slightly less capable, they also have a certain ability to hold the ball in singles. They can also be used as an offensive starting point and even open up the opponent's defensive space.

The Chicago Bulls, known for their "triangular offense", use Jordan as the main offensive point, and Pippen as the receiving point and passing point. If the opportunity is good, he will choose to shoot himself, and if the opportunity is not good, he will pass the ball. to another player.

Although the "triangular offense" is easy to say, it has high requirements for the cooperation and positioning of teammates. Only when teammates cooperate tacitly and move reasonably, can better results be obtained.

After the main players of both sides were exhausted, the game continued and the Lakers had the ball.

After receiving the pass from Van Exel, O'Neill carefully searched for the positions of Zhou Yu and Kobe while playing back singles.

Zhou Yu no longer received the ball near the top of the arc this time, but fell outside the three-point line near the bottom line, and Kobe was located at a 45-degree angle not far from him.

"Triangle offense" must first maintain a good distance, only in this way can we better respond to each other.

O'Neill played with his back for a while, seeing that no one was coming to double-team, and Oakley was still defending alone, so he chose to go it alone.First, he turned halfway to the bottom line and swayed, then quickly turned to the other side, preparing to enter the penalty area.

But Oakley obviously made a prediction, didn't hesitate, and got stuck in the position in advance, making O'Neill's plan come to nothing.

At this time, Kobe suddenly passed Alan Houston, cut in to meet O'Neal, and O'Neal passed the ball to Kobe.

At the same time, O'Neal also pulled to the vicinity of the three-second zone, while Zhou Yu ran to Kobe's original position at a 45-degree angle, and the three formed a triangle again.

Oakley saw O'Neal move out, Kobe cut in, and the target was immediately replaced by Kobe in front of him.

And Ewing, who was mainly defending Zhou Yu, wanted to come to cover the open O'Neal, but when he thought of Zhou Yu's outside shooting level and O'Neal's shooting range, he finally chose to mark Zhou Yu, and O'Neal showed a huge gap.

So Kobe passed the ball to O'Neal without hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, O'Neal shot directly with a beautiful little hook, which greatly exceeded everyone's expectations, because it was not the range he should have.

Only Zhou Yu knew in his heart that O'Neill must have practiced little hooks near the three-second zone in the past two days. Judging by his calm posture, the goal is estimated to be close to ten.

Sure enough, the basketball bumped a few times on the rim and rolled into the center of the net smoothly!

All of a sudden, the Knicks players were dumbfounded. They never expected that O'Neal, who has always been inaccurate in free throws, was so good at hooking.

Harris was also shocked. Harris is not blind. O'Neal, Kobe, and Wang Zhizhi's running and playing style obviously have a trace of "triangular offense", not the "internal and external double star" style of play he advocated. .

"65:63", the Lakers lead by two points.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Ewing once again became the team's main offensive point. Facing Zhou Yu's defense, he did not make too many fancy moves, but used a "three-step running shot" to avoid Zhou Yu's blockade. Cover, scored the ball smoothly.

That's right, although Zhou Yu can do the "three-step running shot", Ewing is better in both the timing of his shots and the stability of his shots.

Ewing, who was eliminated by the Bulls many times in the Eastern Conference playoffs, naturally saw the clues of the Lakers' "Triangle Offense" just now, and he also knew the power of the "Triangle Offense".

Therefore, he specially called his teammates together and reminded them to strengthen the auxiliary defense against Kobe's breakthrough and the supplementary defense of rotation, so as not to give the Lakers an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)